40:55D-40 - Discretionary contents of subdivision ordinance
40:55D-40. Discretionary contents of subdivision ordinance
An ordinance requiring subdivision approval by the planning board pursuant to this article may also include:
a. Provisions for minor subdivision approval pursuant to section 35 of this act; and
b. Standards encouraging and promoting flexibility, economy and environmental soundness in layout and design in accordance with which the planning board may approve the varying, within a conventional subdivision, of lot areas and dimensions, and yards and setbacks otherwise required by municipal development regulations in such a way that the average lot areas and dimensions, yards and setbacks within the subdivision conform to the conventional norms of the municipal development regulations; provided that such standards shall be appropriate to the type of development permitted.
L.1975, c. 291, s. 29.2, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.